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Gilles Deleuze

Gilles Deleuze

by Christopher Mark Watkin

Why should a Christian study the thought of Gilles Deleuze? The French philosopher gives us a sophisticated account of what happens to truth and ethics in a system that does not rely on God as traditionally understood. Moreover, his thought profoundly influences and makes visible how our society understands everything from knowledge and truth to sexuality an… Read more…

Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault

by Christopher Mark Watkin

Michel Foucault is, by some measures, the single most cited author across the arts and humanities today. His work continues to exert a deep and broad influence in disciplines as diverse as history, literary studies, sociology, philosophy, fine art, feminism, gay and lesbian studies, and the history of science. Despite this, until now there has been no overar… Read more…

Jacques Derrida

Jacques Derrida

by Christopher Mark Watkin

Christian thinkers and writers who address Jacques Derrida’s philosophy face two potential pitfalls. One is to recast Christianity in an ill-fitting Derridean mold; the other is to ascribe to Derrida objectionable positions that bear little relation to his writing. To avoid these hazards, Christopher Watkin, a scholar of French literature and phil… Read more…

Thinking through Creation: Genesis 1 and 2 as Tools of Cultural Critique

Thinking through Creation: Genesis 1 and 2 as Tools of Cultural Critique

by Christopher Mark Watkin

Too often, all our contemporary culture sees in Genesis 1 and 2 are problems involving Darwin, dinosaurs, and the length of days, while the Trinity is dismissed as irrational or a later imposition on the Bible. But a loss of confidence in these doctrines would be a disaster for thinking Christians. In fact, these foundational, biblical truths of the Trinity … Read more…